Faculty & Research

Susan Marsnik

Associate Professor : Ethics and Business Law Department
 

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Academic Background

B.A., English literature, University of Minnesota
J.D., University of Minnesota, School of Law

Research Specialties
  • Comparative patent law
  • Comparative copyright law
  • U.S. and European Union digital data privacy law
  • Pedagogical theory
Current Research
  • Comparative patent law  
Major Works
  • Marsnik, Susan J. and Dale B. Thompson, "Using Contract Negotiation Exercises to Develop Higher Order Thinking and Strategic Business Skills," Journal of Legal Studies Education 30:2 (2013).
  •  "Will the America Invents Act Post-Grant Review Improve the Quality of Patents? A Comparison with the European Patent Office Opposition." In The Changing Face of American Patent Law and Its Impact on Business, edited by Daniel R. Cahoy and Lynda J. Oswald. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., (forthcoming, 2013).
  • Marsnik, Susan J. and  R. Thomas, "Drawing a Line in the Patent Subject Matter Sands: Does Europe Prove a Solution to the Business Method and Software Patent Problem?" Boston College International & Comparative Law Review (2011).
  • Thach, Sharon and Susan J. Marsnik, "Patent Standards Under TRIPS and Pharmaceutical Industries in Brazil and India," Latin America Business Review 10:4 (2009): 239-261.
  • "A Delicate Balance Upset: A Preliminary Survey of Exceptions and Limitations in U.S. and European Union Digital Copyright Law," International Business Law Journal 4 (2004): 110-129.
  •  Crutchfield George, Barbara, Lynch, Patricia and Susan J. Marsnik, "U.S. Multinational Employers: Navigating Through the Restrictions of the EU Data Privacy Directive with the 'Safe Harbor' Principles," American Business Law Journal 38 (2001): 735-783.
Significant Scholarly Honors
  • 2010, Fulbright Senior Specialist, Beni Suef University, Beni Seuf, Eygpt
  • Holmes/Cardozo Award, finalist, 2010 
  • 2001 Huber Hurst Research Seminar. Jury Decision- Making, Sexual Harassmentand the American Civil System - Results of a Trial Simulation
Current Editorial Board Appointments
  • Journal of Legal Studies Education, Staff editor
  • Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, Editorial Board